Gustav Berggren group

Gustav Berggren

Metalloenzymes and semi-artificial photosynthesis

Our research

The Berggren group studies how biological systems use metal-containing enzymes to carry out some of life’s most fundamental chemical reactions, and how these principles can inform new approaches to sustainable energy conversion. The work is centred in bioinorganic chemistry, at the interface of chemistry and biology, with a focus on understanding how nature controls the movement of electrons and protons through precisely organised molecular structures.

Many of the catalytic processes that sustain life - including photosynthesis, respiration, and other core energy metabolism - depend on metal centres embedded within proteins. By studying these at the molecular level, our team seeks to understand the molecular design principles that govern biological catalysis and to apply this knowledge in the development of biohybrid and bioinspired technologies for solar fuel production and renewable energy storage.

We are currently funded by the Swedish Research Council, Olle Engkvist stiftelse (infrastructure funding) and the European Union via the Europen Innovation Council, EIC.

 

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